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sulyle 04-23-2014 08:02 AM


Originally Posted by bearisgray (Post 6686742)
Just wondering -why do some people seem to have a fear of germs from items purchased at a thrift store and then seem to be okay with items purchased in a "regular" store??

Because we're just fooling ourselves into thinking that the new items are germ free, forgetting how many people touched the item getting it to the store and and in the store before we ever got our mitts on the item.

linhawk 04-23-2014 08:26 AM

HAAAAA HAAAA .....his Mother is germ free...through the phone.
I cannot believe some of our young people.


Originally Posted by donnajean (Post 6687599)
Recently I was in a Domino's Pizza store. The young man had his cell phone on his shoulder, handled & processed my VISA card, found & handed me a pen to sign the receipt. I'm sure many others had handled that pen. He handled the cell phone repeatdly, never putting it down and then I watched him put his bare hands into the shreaded cheese container to make my pizza. When I told him that cell phone had to be contaminated with germs, he told me he was talking to this mother.


riutzelj 04-23-2014 06:45 PM

surface clean with warm soap suds and a vegetable brush, spray with Lysol and then either freeze sealed in plastic zip lock bag for wee or bake in 250 degree oven for 30 minutes.
No microwave,no washing immersion
Tailoring hams are oblong ham shaped tailoring tool for pressing in curves in sleeve caps, shaping darts and princess seams in jackets etc.
For quilting, I have used mine to steam a nice curve on bias binding for appliqued stem, Winding Ways patterns

brandeesmom 04-24-2014 10:31 AM

Thank you again my quilting friends! I used a foam upholstery cleaner and a scrubbie sponge and gave it a good foaming and scrubbing and now it is sitting out in the bright sunshine drying. I will give it a good once over with the vacumn cleaner and place it in a plastic bag to keep it dust free.

Friday1961 04-24-2014 06:44 PM


Originally Posted by donnajean (Post 6687599)
Recently I was in a Domino's Pizza store. The young man had his cell phone on his shoulder, handled & processed my VISA card, found & handed me a pen to sign the receipt. I'm sure many others had handled that pen. He handled the cell phone repeatdly, never putting it down and then I watched him put his bare hands into the shreaded cheese container to make my pizza. When I told him that cell phone had to be contaminated with germs, he told me he was talking to this mother.


This made me laugh out loud!

sewingsuz 04-24-2014 07:06 PM

The pizza store phone thing made me lol! That is good enough for Reader's Digest.


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